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Hundreds of hopefuls will line up Saturday for a chance to win the prize of a lifetime–a part in a Bollywood movie, and a chance at becoming the next big Bollywood star.

Bollywood Star, to air on OMNI Television next spring, is a talent search and four-part original docu-reality series that will bring six selected contestants to Mumbai to compete for a role in a Bollywood film. Bollywood Boulevard host Veronica Chail stopped by Breakfast Television Friday morning to talk about the competition.

“[The judges] are looking for someone who’s just going to give them goosebumps on their face,” Chail said. “Just have fun, and bring you best foot forward!”

Once contestants have been selected to go to India, they will participate in a “Bollywood boot camp.” It will all come down to one final audition in front of a Bollywood director who will crown Canada’s first Bollywood star.

Dozens showed up to the Vancouver auditions last week to prove their talent to the Canadian judging panel of filmmaker Richie Mehta and actors Anita Majumdar and Rupinder Nagra. Auditions will be held in Toronto this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Toronto Congress Centre.

For more information and to find out how you can audition, click here.

It can be quite intimidating to keep a raw food pantry stocked–especially when you’re first starting out. Meghan Pearson stopped by to share her favourite raw food pantry essentials.

Apple cider vinegar: It is raw and unpasteurized, and packs a punch of health benefits. Pearson recommends taking it with water first thing in the morning, similar to lemon water, and it is alkalizing and soft on the body.

Organic hemp protein: This is a non-gritty product that can be added to protein shakes and smoothies–an easy way to get the required amount of daily protein.

Chia seeds: You can get them in whole and sliced varieties, and is perfect for incorporating into raw puddings. Pearson says the sliced variety makes it more bio-available and is an excellent superfood.

Raw cacao nibs: You can use these interchangeably with chocolate chips, Pearson says. Simply add them to your favourite raw snacks and desserts.

Coconut oil: You can use it virtually anywhere from hair to skin to food!

Lucuma powder: This all-natural ingredient is a Peruvian fruit that’s ground up into a powder. It acts as a natural sweetener, but is low on the glycemic index.

Almonds: A versatile ingredient in the kitchen, and high in vitamin E. Pearson warns to make sure they come in their rawest form.

Nutritional yeast: A perfect item to have on hand for flavouring. It is a raw yeast that acts similarly to cheese.

Take a look at the segment below:

Have you tried any of the above ingredients in your recipes? Let us know what you thought in the comments below.

In their Entertainment City red carpet interview with Emma Thompson from The Love Punch, things go south–literally–when Justin takes a tumble. Take a look at the original clip here, and see the hilarious GIF of the BT team reenacting the infamous #TIFFtumble on their way out to commercial break!

In a viral video that caught the attention of international media, the video of a girl twerking on a door that had her fall over on top of a coffee table and candles catching her pants on fire turned out to be a hoax, comedian Jimmy Kimmel said on his late-night talk show Monday.

“We didn’t send it to any TV station, we didn’t tweet it,” Kimmel said. “We just put it on YouTube and let the magic happen.”

It was a social experiment set up after Miley Cyrus’ buzz-worthy VMA performance, and Kimmel admits it was made to “end twerking forever.”

With just two days until the world’s biggest celebrities hit the city for the Toronto International Film Festival, City brings you close to the action with coverage of the most-anticipated red carpets, gala screenings, late night parties, and the stars.

Kicking off the first day of the festival on Thursday, Breakfast Television will take over the red carpet at the Ritz-Carlton Toronto for a live broadcast from TIFF central. Throughout the festival, our coverage on Entertainment City will give you the day’s first scoop on late-night, breaking entertainment news on television, online, and mobile.

New this year, Cityline guest experts Yanic Simard and Shai DeLuca-Tamasi transform the Entertainment City interview room into a glamorous backdrop inspired by the festival’s global representation.

Tune into Entertainment City on CityNews where Dina Pugliese, Melanie Ng, Tammie Sutherland, and the hilarious celebrity expert duo of Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan report live from the red carpets and parties, bringing viewers closer to the stars. Making his TIFF red carpet reporting debut is Canada’s favourite bachelor – Brad Smith. City will also carry around-the-clock TIFF action with live videos on-demand, and live-streaming on CityNews.ca.

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